A New Breed Of Woman
April, 1987
There is something dead at the center of most feminist rhetoric today. The ideas behind it are rattling like bones in a closet, and we sense that the keepers of this angry faith are mouthing clichés, not truths. Try this, for example:"The other day a very wise friend of mine asked: 'Have you ever noticed that what passes as a terrific man would only be an adequate woman?' A Roman candle went off in my head; she was absolutely right. What I expect from my male friends is that they are polite...